Leeds Crown Court Sentencing Results

Connor Dunphy started a fire at a house on June 30, 2024. He was arrested and charged after an investigation by the Wakefield District Safeguarding Team and later pleaded guilty at court.

Robin Wray, 48, harassed his 84-year-old mother for up to 13 hours a day, demanding money for his drug addiction. He would cry, threaten suicide, and force her to withdraw cash from ATMs, including dragging her out of bed at night. This behaviour left her with no money or food, causing her to lose weight due to stress. The incidents occurred over a period where he relied on her financially after losing his job as a joiner.

Hollie Hanson engaged in a sustained attack on their then partner in the early hours of September 2, 2024, after becoming jealous during a social outing. Hanson followed the victim to their home, pinned them to the bed by the neck, and repeatedly threatened to kill them. During the incident, Hanson also assaulted a male friend by grabbing him around the neck. Additionally, the victim reported ongoing controlling behaviour, including monitoring their location, restricting contact with friends and family, and prohibiting mobile phone use. An earlier assault involved hitting the victim with a vodka bottle, leading to the wounding charge. The case highlights domestic abuse in LGBTQ+ relationships.

Aabid Khan, a convicted terrorist from Bradford, was found guilty following a trial of one offence of Possessing terrorist material contrary to section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000 and three offences of Possessing an article for use in fraud contrary to section 6 of the Fraud Act 2006. He had previously pleaded guilty to two breaches of his Part 4 Terrorist Notification Order.

Sabu Singh orchestrated the conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, arranging the staged gun threat by Kane Allen and Matias Jozio at the victims' home in Shadwell on 31 July 2020 to frame the victim, threatening phone calls, and the shop damage in Huddersfield on 2 September 2020, also charged with conspiracy to commit criminal damage.

Jordan Richardson, 21, of Howden, converted to Islam after splitting with his girlfriend and became radicalised, expressing a wish to kill Jews and planning a terror attack. He targeted places like Meadowhall shopping centre near Sheffield and joked about entering a synagogue in a suicide vest. Police arrested him in December 2024 on his way to work, finding instructions for making mustard gas and a note detailing an attack plan involving grenades, shooting, and stabbing. A crossbow and knife were found at his home, and his online activity showed affiliation with extreme Islamist ideology, including searches about ISIS recruitment and posts under the handle 'Anglo Jihadi'. He smashed a Buddha statue in a video and posted content about giving up and killing people brutally.

Joseph Parkin, aged 26 and formerly from the Belle Vue area of Wakefield, engaged in penetrative sexual activity with a boy under 16 years-old and communicated with two other teenagers, breaching his Sexual Harm Prevention Order. The offences were reported by one victim in October 2023, leading to Parkin's quick identification, arrest, and remand in custody. Further police enquiries revealed additional inappropriate contacts with children, and the case involved complex investigations to ensure no other victims were affected.

Armaan Ahmed, a former police constable in Calderdale district, conducted unauthorised searches on police computer systems between 1 May 2021 and 31 August 2021 and shared information from these searches with others. The offences came to light as a result of enquiries by the Professional Standards Directorate after concerns were reported by one of Ahmed’s colleagues. He was arrested on 22 June 2022 and resigned from the organisation on 24 June 2022.

Luke Milner, 28, of Sheepridge, Huddersfield, groomed and sexually abused a teenage girl several times. West Yorkshire Police were contacted in August 2023, leading to an investigation by child safeguarding detectives and his arrest shortly after. The victim showed great courage in disclosing the abuse and supporting the prosecution.

Javayne John assisted in hiding bags containing clothing and potentially murder weapons used in the fatal stabbing of 15-year-old victim on 21 September 2022 in Huddersfield. He was seen on CCTV with a witness moving the bags to woodland after phone calls with others connected to the killers, then taking them into a car and disposing of them. The evidence was never recovered, frustrating the murder investigation.

Shereen Brown assisted in hiding bags containing clothing and potentially murder weapons used in the fatal stabbing of 15-year-old victim on 21 September 2022 in Huddersfield. She was seen on CCTV with Javayne John moving the bags to woodland after phone calls with others connected to the killers. The evidence was never recovered, frustrating the murder investigation.

Cameron Gloria De Almeida, of Beeston, used a cloud-based storage account to share electronic libraries of terrorist publications, including lectures promoting violent jihad. A mobile phone found at his home in Leeds linked him to the account. Evidence on the phone also revealed discussions with an unknown individual planning an armed robbery on a delivery driver. Officers seized two balaclavas and a knife from his address. He was arrested on 1 March by West Yorkshire Police and Counter Terrorism Policing North East.

Khalid Sheikh, father of a family member, was involved in the abuse of the victim by tricking or forcing her to take the anti-diabetes drug glimepiride, which induced a catastrophic brain injury, and dousing her with a caustic substance causing severe burns. This took place in the family home in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, in the days leading up to her hospital admission on 1 August 2015. The family delayed calling an ambulance for 2-3 days after she fell unconscious and lied to emergency services.

Shagufa Sheikh, sister of a family member, was involved in tricking or forcing the victim to take the anti-diabetes drug glimepiride, which induced a catastrophic brain injury, and dousing her with a caustic substance causing severe burns. This occurred in the family home in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, in the days leading up to her hospital admission on 1 August 2015. The family delayed calling an ambulance for 2-3 days after she fell unconscious and lied to emergency services.

Asgar Sheikh, husband of the victim, was involved in tricking or forcing her to take the anti-diabetes drug glimepiride, which induced a catastrophic brain injury, and dousing her with a caustic substance causing severe burns. This occurred in the family home in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, in the days leading up to her hospital admission on 1 August 2015. The family delayed calling an ambulance for 2-3 days after she fell unconscious and lied to emergency services about the incident.

Shabnam Sheikh, mother of the victim's relative, was involved in tricking or forcing the victim to take the anti-diabetes drug glimepiride, prescribed to her, which induced a catastrophic brain injury, and dousing her with a caustic substance causing severe burns. This occurred in the family home in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, in the days leading up to her hospital admission on 1 August 2015. The family delayed calling an ambulance for 2-3 days after she fell unconscious and lied to emergency services.

Jordan Parlour, 28, of Seacroft, Leeds, posted comments on Facebook advocating an attack on a hotel in Leeds where asylum seekers were housed. The comments were reported to West Yorkshire Police, leading to his arrest. The hotel was put into lockdown on Saturday, 3 August 2024, due to disorder in Leeds, and at least one window was broken after stones were thrown over the weekend. There was no evidence that Parlour attended the hotel.

Hoa Hoang, along with three others, was involved in running a sophisticated industrial-scale cannabis farm inside a former bed factory on Quarry Road in Gomersal. The operation included hydroponics systems and living quarters, with cannabis plants worth approximately £2.4 million and additional prepared cannabis worth £1 million discovered during a police raid on July 12, 2024.

Hoai Le Thanh, along with three others, was involved in running a sophisticated industrial-scale cannabis farm inside a former bed factory on Quarry Road in Gomersal. The operation included hydroponics systems and living quarters, with cannabis plants worth approximately £2.4 million and additional prepared cannabis worth £1 million discovered during a police raid on July 12, 2024.

Khang Nguyen, along with three others, was involved in running a sophisticated industrial-scale cannabis farm inside a former bed factory on Quarry Road in Gomersal. The operation included hydroponics systems and living quarters, with cannabis plants worth approximately £2.4 million and additional prepared cannabis worth £1 million discovered during a police raid on July 12, 2024.

Thanh Le, along with three others, was involved in running a sophisticated industrial-scale cannabis farm inside a former bed factory on Quarry Road in Gomersal. The operation included hydroponics systems and living quarters, with cannabis plants worth approximately £2.4 million and additional prepared cannabis worth £1 million discovered during a police raid on July 12, 2024.

Stephen Phillip Hirst and his brother Michael Hirst used offshore companies in Gibraltar and the British Virgin Islands to hide proceeds from the sale of land in Wakefield, evading £3.2 million in Corporation Tax. The land was transferred to a Gibraltar-based company in 2007 and sold for £10.9 million. They controlled the companies from the UK but failed to declare ownership and pay tax on the sale.

Nawzad Hama, 46, of Leeds, was involved in the Harehills disorder, committing a violent disorder offence on July 18, 2024. This incident was part of widespread unrest in Harehills during the evening of July 18 and 19, 2024, which caused significant distress to the community.